RT journal article
T1 Active Commuting Behaviours from High School to University in Chile: A Retrospective Study
A1 Parra-Saldías, Maribel
A1 Castro Piñero, José
A1 Castillo Paredes, Antonio
A1 Palma Leal, Ximena
A1 Díaz Martínez, Ximena
A1 Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 active transport
K1 high school
K1 students
K1 physical activity
AB Objective: To compare the differences in the modes and distance of the displacements inhigh school and university stage in the same sample. Methods: A total of 1288 volunteer universitystudents (614 males and 674 females) participated, with an average age of 22.7   5.8 years, belongingto four private and public universities in Chile where a validated self-report questionnaire wasapplied to the study, which included the modes, travel time, and distance at school and university.Results: The active commuting decreases from school to university when leaving home (males: 39.6%to 34.0%; p = 0.033 and females: 32.9% to 18.5%, p < 0.001), as well as when returning (males: 44.1% to33.7%; p < 0.001 and females: 38.6% to 17.6%, p < 0.001). Conversely, non-active modes of transportincrease, especially in females (go: 67.1% to 81.4%, return: 61.5% to 82.6%), affected by the increase inthe use of public transportation in university. It was also defined that at both school and at university,the active commuting decreases the greater the distance travelled. Conclusion: The active modes ofcommuting decreased between high school and university and the non-active mode of commutingwas the most frequent form of mobility to high school and university, observing that the activetrips decreased when the distance from the home to high school or university increased. Public andprivate intervention policies and strategies are required to maintain or increase the modes of activecommuting in the university stage for an active life in adulthood.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2019
FD 2019-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21328
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21328
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026